pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
rescue ship; salvage boat
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
above; going steadily upward
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
outer space; void of space
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
with all one's strength; with all one's might
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence